Since then we have met at least quarterly in various locations across Maine. Since our first Stated the topics of study, discussion, presentation and publishing
have included a vast and impressive array of regional, global and historical subjects related to the Craft, directly spawned from the interests our members. Becoming a member will allow
you to determine where we go next.

(Photo: The Lodge sponsored a public viewing of The Magic Flute as performed by Manhattan's Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center.)

Many of our members are speakers and educators on Masonic topics. We welcome you to contact us if you're interested in having a guest speaker come to
your Lodge. We are happy to act as a middleman connecting Brothers with lodges looking for a guest program.

Our charter is under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Maine, but we are not part of the Maine Charitable Foundation, don't vote in the Annual Grand Lodge meeting
and are not part of any district. Thus, we are the most unique Lodge in the state and brave our a path with unique challenges. We are not connected to the Maine Masonic College, though many of
our members work with the MMC via serving as Regents and teachers.

This website was created summer 2017 and replaced the website that was through the Grand Lodge of Maine. That website went defunct in 2016 when the Grand Lodge gave
their website a complete facelift and changed responsibility for its maintenance.

Past Projects

Our work has included a public presentation of the Masonic themed opera The Magic Flute that brought together
Masonry and the community in a positive and entertaining evening.

We also regularly support the on-going development of the Grand Lodge of Maine Library through financial donations. Some of these went to the purchase of
Kindles and e-books.

More importantly, the Lodge has provided a place for presentation and publication for many Brothers who might not had an outlet elsewhere to share their
interests. Along this line we've recognized those whose publishing has gone above and beyond via our Fellows.

Starting in 1980 the Lodge published an annual transaction of Masonic writings that were presented to the Lodge, along with other submitted writings of concern to
the Craft. The transactions ended after over twenty volumes that can now be found in Masonic libraries across the country.

In 1984 the Lodge reprinted the Masonic history lectures of reknown Maine attorney, Harvard law professor and Christian apologist Simon Greenleaf,
Esq., A Brief Inquiry into the Origin & Principles of Freemasonry. Brother Greenleaf, namesake of an annual Grand Lodge of Maine award
and a California law school, was an important player in the development of the Christian school of thought known as juridical apologetics. This path saw legally trained scholars applying the
form of proof, argument and cross-examination to determine the authenticity of the Gospels.

The previous version of this website was a recipient of the George Washingon Past Master Award in 2002. This was an annual recognition for outstanding and easy to
maneuver Masonic websites that was presented from 1999-2011. For a list of all the award winners click here for the official website.

Mark Twain Award

In 2008 we became the first Lodge of Research to be honored with a Mark Twain Award For Excellence In Masonic Awareness. This award was given out annually between
2006 and 2012, recognizing a total of 129 organizations.Click here to visit the official website of the Awardand see a list of all the
recipients.

The MSANA was created in 1919 by Grand Lodges in the U.S. for the purpose of better providing aid to servicemen fighting abroad. The War Department, now called the
Department of Defense, refused to work with 49 autonomous Grand Lodges. The MSA continued its work going into World War II via a volunteer program in overseas hospitals that continues to the
present day. Additional work since the beginning years that has continued to mold itself to changing international situations has included publishing educational materials to promote Freemasonry
and world-wide disaster relief appeals.

Receiving the Award brought additional recognition via mention on the personal Masonic blog of Brother Nick Johnson in Minnesota, The Millennial Freemason: Insights into the Mind of a Young Freemason. We quote the entire post of March 26, 2009, while it can also be read
byclicking here for the original post:

MSANA's Masonic Information Center has awarded 24 Lodges the Mark Twain Award for Excellence in Masonic Awareness. One notable Lodge (although I have to admit that
all of them are notable just from receiving this award) is the Maine Lodge of Research. If none of you are familiar with this particular Research Lodge, it is one of the premier Lodges in the
world. The Maine Lodge of Research, because it allows Master Masons of all recognized jurisdiction of Maine to join, boasts an impressive list of members and fellows including John J. Robinson,
Tom Jackson, Paul Bessel and Ed King. I really want to congratulate all the Lodges that have been honored with this important distinction in Masonry.